Shafter-Minter Field
MIT · KMIT · Shafter, California · Kern County · map
Shafter-Minter Field is a public-use airport owned by Minter Field Airport District, 4 miles east of Shafter, California, 425 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 4,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 108 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 45,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Shafter-Minter Field?
Its FAA code is MIT, and its ICAO code is KMIT.
Where is Shafter-Minter Field?
It is 4 miles east of Shafter, California, 425 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Shafter-Minter Field?
The longest of its 3 runways, 12/30, is 4,501 feet long.
Does Shafter-Minter Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Shafter-Minter Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Shafter-Minter Field?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Kern Aviation LLC and Alibi Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Shafter-Minter Field?
2 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Shafter-Minter Field…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MIT · ICAO KMIT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Minter Field Airport District
- Elevation
- 425 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1948
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 4,501 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 3,680 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| 17/35 | 2,972 × 100 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 12: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 08: threshold displaced 140 ft, trees 60 ft high 1,896 ft from the end
- Runway 26: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 166 ft, building 20 ft high 411 ft from the end
- Runway 17: right-hand traffic pattern, road 15 ft high 850 ft from the end
- Runway 35: road 15 ft high 470 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.45 | |
| Mit and aWOS-3 | 121.125 | |
| Bakersfield and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 661-393-8596.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Meadows Field (8 nm southeast), Bakersfield Municipal (15 nm southeast), Taft-Kern County (25 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 12 and 30; PAPI runway 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- 33:1 to displaced thld.
- 28:1 to the displaced thld.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
- Ultralight activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 30 preferred calm wind runway.
- Runways 26 and 08 used extensively by aerial applicator aircraft. Recommend extensive usage of the common traffic frequency for position reporting.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 91 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 7 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 45,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 25,000 |
| general aviation, local | 20,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Shafter from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Shafter, California: 18 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 4 piston twins, 2 gliders. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Kern Aviation LLC 3 aircraft · Shafter Kern Aviation is a flight school at Shafter-Minter Field in California that offers discovery flights with certified flight instructors, aircraft rentals, and pilot training.
- Alibi Flying Club 2 aircraft · Bakersfield, 9 miles away Bakersfield Flying Club is a flying club based in Bakersfield, California that offers flight training, discovery flights, aircraft rental, and simulator training.
- Robbins Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Bakersfield, 9 miles away
Repair stations in Shafter:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Donna Marie Webster private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bakersfield Flying Club · Bakersfield, CA (8 nm) · (661) 599-3050 · [email protected]
- Todd Hunter Schultz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Epic Jet Center · Bakersfield, CA (8 nm) · (661) 609-4031 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Shafter 28 aircraft · 18 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 4 piston twins
- Wonderful Orchards LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Kern Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Kern Aviation LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Alibi Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Robbins Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- California Aircraft Accessories LLC · repair station
- Johnson Propeller Enterprise INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 5 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,092 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,610 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MIT.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 22, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.